Where does “chênh lệch” come from?

chênh lệch (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lệch — be deviated, be out of orbit.

chênh lệch (Vietnamese): uneven; unequal; different; disparate

Definitions

  1. uneven; unequal; different; disparate

Ancestry of “chênh lệch”, step by step

chênh lệch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese lệch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselệchbe deviated, be out of orbit

via Vietnamese chênh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechênhtilted; slanting
Every word from Vietnamese lệch